Job summary
This
is a key role for the NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board [ICB] in the
Kirklees place and across the Kirklees Health and Care Partnership.
It
plays a leading role in ensuring the delivery of a communications and
involvement service for the Kirklees ICB, including the relevant statutory
and regulatory requirements.
Importantly
the post holder will play a leading role in helping us establish and embed
our communications and involvement approaches across our Kirklees Health and
Care Partnership as set out in our new Partnership Communications and
Involvement Strategy.
You
will help inspire and lead our team to work in a proactive, innovative, and
collaborative ways that anticipate and respond to the current and future
needs of our partnership and the people of Kirklees. You will have a solid professional
understanding of communications and involvement, and a real drive for
partnership working and helping to improve outcomes for the people of
Kirklees. You will also work in
partnership with colleagues across the NHS West Yorkshire ICB and in other
places in West Yorkshire.
The
role is based in the Kirklees place within the West Yorkshire ICB, and our
offices are in the centre of Huddersfield.
It reports into the Director of Partnership Development for
Kirklees.
Main duties of the job
You
will play an active part in shaping and embedding new structures and ways of
working for our ICB and across our health and care partnership.
This
will involve leading projects across our place and working closely with
communications and involvement teams in our partner organisations including
NHS Trusts, local authority, and community organisations.
You
will manage our dedicated team, prioritise workload and ensure delivery of
objectives. You will coordinate and deliver all aspects of internal and
external, stakeholder relations, engagement, and involvement for the NHS in
Kirklees and support communications and involvement activities for the
Kirklees partnership.
You
will support and contribute to the development and implementation of our
strategic priorities and transformation programmes. Providing advice, guidance, and specialist
support to senior leaders on all aspects of communications, PR, media, campaigns
and involvement.
Keeping
up to date with emerging policy, new approaches and methodologies in the
fields of communications, involvement, stakeholder relations, digital,
creative, and marketing.
About us
NHS
West Yorkshire ICB is responsible for improving population health and reducing
inequalities to meet the diverse health needs of its population and is part of
the West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership which includes organisations,
local councils, health and care providers and voluntary, community and social
enterprise organisations.
We
are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values
diversity; we see this as a strength and part of our founding mission, values
and behaviours. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives
and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that
delivers patient outcomes.
We
are committed to creating the best place to work, where your contribution is
valued, your wellbeing is supported and all our colleagues can reach their full
potential. We welcome and encourage applications from all areas of the
community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of their protected
characteristics.
We operate
a Carer friendly working environment that is supportive and inclusive. We
actively encourage Carers to self-identify themselves and are offered a working
Carer passport.
As a Mindful
Employer we are positive and enabling towards all employees and job applicants
with a mental health condition.
We are a Disability
Confident Employer and commit to shortlisting suitable applicants who meet the
essential criteria for an interview.Please inform
us of any adjustments you may require.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
main duties of the role are:
Transformation and partnership
working
- Ensure
the post holder and wider team effectively contribute to the Kirklees Health
and Care Partnerships strategic priorities and transformation programmes.
- Help
drive the implementation of an integrated communications and engagement
strategy that supports our systems vision, values and strategic direction.
Operational and strategic
communications and involvement
- Manage
the delivery and evaluation of diverse and highly complex communications and
engagement activity, ensuring effective engagement and collaboration with
leads from across the NHS and Kirklees Health and Care Partnership.
Managing effective delivery across
team
- Manage
the function, in line with strategic objectives and ensuring effective,
high-quality and timely outputs.
- Provide
advice, guidance and specialist support to senior leaders on all aspects of
communications, PR, media, campaigns and involvement.
Service development
- Keep
up to date with emerging policy, new approaches and methodologies in the
fields of communications, stakeholder relations, digital, creative and
marketing particularly as they relate to the NHS and broader public sector,
in order to advise the organisation on best practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
main duties of the role are:
Transformation and partnership
working
- Ensure
the post holder and wider team effectively contribute to the Kirklees Health
and Care Partnerships strategic priorities and transformation programmes.
- Help
drive the implementation of an integrated communications and engagement
strategy that supports our systems vision, values and strategic direction.
Operational and strategic
communications and involvement
- Manage
the delivery and evaluation of diverse and highly complex communications and
engagement activity, ensuring effective engagement and collaboration with
leads from across the NHS and Kirklees Health and Care Partnership.
Managing effective delivery across
team
- Manage
the function, in line with strategic objectives and ensuring effective,
high-quality and timely outputs.
- Provide
advice, guidance and specialist support to senior leaders on all aspects of
communications, PR, media, campaigns and involvement.
Service development
- Keep
up to date with emerging policy, new approaches and methodologies in the
fields of communications, stakeholder relations, digital, creative and
marketing particularly as they relate to the NHS and broader public sector,
in order to advise the organisation on best practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in a relevant field or equivalent training and/or experience and evidence of ongoing professional training
Experience
Essential
- Highly developed knowledge of communications, media relations and digital media, obtained through qualifications and/or experience
- Extensive experience in a communications role dealing with highly sensitive and complex issues, incidents and enquiries
- Experience of managing complex projects involving management of timescales/deadlines and budgets
Desirable
- Knowledge of specialist areas, including understanding of the statutory duties for NHS organisations to involve people and communities
- Experience of developing, implementing and evaluating innovative practice to improve communications and involvement activity and deliver measurable outcomes.
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
- Excellent written, oral and general communications skills
- Ability to interpret complex data, write reports and make recommendations
- Able to deal with confidential and/or sensitive information with discretion and integrity
- Able to negotiate with, and influence, people at all levels
- Confident and calm under pressure, resilient and professional.
- Adaptable to change, motivated, forward thinking, innovative and enthusiastic.
Desirable
- Research and critical thinking skills to develop communications and involvement approaches and strategies in line with the latest good practice
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in a relevant field or equivalent training and/or experience and evidence of ongoing professional training
Experience
Essential
- Highly developed knowledge of communications, media relations and digital media, obtained through qualifications and/or experience
- Extensive experience in a communications role dealing with highly sensitive and complex issues, incidents and enquiries
- Experience of managing complex projects involving management of timescales/deadlines and budgets
Desirable
- Knowledge of specialist areas, including understanding of the statutory duties for NHS organisations to involve people and communities
- Experience of developing, implementing and evaluating innovative practice to improve communications and involvement activity and deliver measurable outcomes.
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
- Excellent written, oral and general communications skills
- Ability to interpret complex data, write reports and make recommendations
- Able to deal with confidential and/or sensitive information with discretion and integrity
- Able to negotiate with, and influence, people at all levels
- Confident and calm under pressure, resilient and professional.
- Adaptable to change, motivated, forward thinking, innovative and enthusiastic.
Desirable
- Research and critical thinking skills to develop communications and involvement approaches and strategies in line with the latest good practice
